French Policy Towards the Bakufu and Meiji Japan 1854-1894
Subtitle: A Case of Misjudgement and Missed Opportunities (Meiji Series, No 3)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: March 31, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781873410615
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; International relations; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; Diplomatic History; Japan - History; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; Europe; Japan; Asia - Japan; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; International Relations - General
First sentence: WHEN FRANCE signed its first treaty with Japan on 9 October 1858 in Edo (Tokyo), it was playing its part in a process the significance of which no Frenchman at that time could imagine.